Magnesium for fun and profit

[Roger B]

I have come to the conclusion that magnesium chloride dissolved in water (magnesium oil) works great, but it is a very awkward and inefficient way to do transdermal magnesium supplementation. Most of the magnesium ends up on the surface of one's body, at least in my climate and house temperature. Most of the water evaporates. It is very cost effective, but wouldn't it be nice to have a more cost effective solution that wasn't a major project to paint or spray on one's body every day.

It seems that there are people on the Internet who agree with me. Ancient Minerals has a product with the magnesium chloride dissolved in aloe vera. Aloe vera is one of those things that are just plain good for you. The price is $165 for 1 gallon. That seems like a lot, but how could they sell such a product if it didn't deliver more benefit than the apparent rip-off at that price? One gallon is 126 teaspoons, and 1 teaspoon delivers 490 milligrams of elemental (that does not count the chloride or aloe vera gel). That is more than the RDA for an adult male. Of course, the RDA can only be used for comparison purposes; otherwise it is sort of bogus.

The good news is that the price per teaspoon is only $.22 or 22 cents. This is not too bad. Probably one teaspoon dissolved on one's body would be enough.

But it seems to me that there are even cheaper and perhaps better ways to do it, like DIY. I tried dissolving a magnesium chloride flake in coconut oil. I used my microwave and got the temperature so high that the shot glass cracked in several places, but did not leak the coconut oil. The magnesium flake broke apart, but it did not dissolve. I am going to try it again with a more steady heat in the regular oven at perhaps 300 degrees. The temperature is more controllable and it won't break the glass and I can hold it at that high temperature for longer. What is good about coconut oil is that none of it evaporates. It does NOT evaporate. But aloe vera will evaporate some of the water. When an aloe vera mixture dries, one would have to wet the dry aloe vera again if one wants to get one's money's worth.

I will let you'all know if I make any progress on this DIY magnesium chloride gel.

Sincerely,
Roger Bird

[comdyne2002]

I purchase Mag Chloride in 50 lb sacks. It is sold as an ice melter. I throw a few handfulls into my bath water. Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[Tanya Marquette]

do you trust that stuff? might there be some unlisted ingredients that may not be healthful in it?
t
From: comdyne@intcom.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 5:26 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit

I purchase Mag Chloride in 50 lb sacks. It is sold as an ice melter. I throw a few handfulls into my bath water. Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[comdyne2002]

Sure! So what if other minerals are in it? We swim in the oceans and lakes don't we? All that stuff is absorbed through the skin. No big deal. The 50 lb bags are mined and bagged, a little extra dirt to boot. They don't deliberately add impurities into it as that would increase the cost.

Incidentally, Epsom salts are poorly absorbed. The chloride form is much better.
Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[Roger B]

"They don't deliberately add impurities into it as that would increase the cost." Good thinking, that! There is no need for anything else. And perhaps a little dirt does get into it. The flakes should be as white as snow.

Roger
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To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
From: comdyne@intcom.net
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 04:18:39 -0800
Subject: Re: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit

Sure! So what if other minerals are in it? We swim in the oceans and lakes don't we? All that stuff is absorbed through the skin. No big deal. The 50 lb bags are mined and bagged, a little extra dirt to boot. They don't deliberately add impurities into it as that would increase the cost.

Incidentally, Epsom salts are poorly absorbed. The chloride form is much better.
Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[Tanya Marquette]

thanks. not worried about other minerals—it would be the deliberately added toxic stuff
they are so fond of
t
From: comdyne@intcom.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:18 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit

Sure! So what if other minerals are in it? We swim in the oceans and lakes don't we? All that stuff is absorbed through the skin. No big deal. The 50 lb bags are mined and bagged, a little extra dirt to boot. They don't deliberately add impurities into it as that would increase the cost.

Incidentally, Epsom salts are poorly absorbed. The chloride form is much better.
Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[Roger B]

t,

I love that: "deliberately added toxic stuff they are so fond of". Just that line alone deserves and Noble Prize For Extremely Short Literature.

Roger
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To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
From: tamarque@earthlink.net
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 12:00:33 -0500
Subject: Re: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit
thanks. not worried about other minerals—it would be the deliberately added toxic stuff
they are so fond of
t
From: comdyne@intcom.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 7:18 AM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit
Sure! So what if other minerals are in it? We swim in the oceans and lakes don't we? All that stuff is absorbed through the skin. No big deal. The 50 lb bags are mined and bagged, a little extra dirt to boot. They don't deliberately add impurities into it as that would increase the cost.

Incidentally, Epsom salts are poorly absorbed. The chloride form is much better.
Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[comdyne2002]

Really now, how many people are bathing in ice melter salt? If the trend caught on they would make it prescriptive. The snow plough (plow) guy would have to get licensed to practice etc... Not likely.

For those with heart issues, are you aware that potassium slats are good for the heart? Did you know that you can substitute potassium salt for sodium chloride in water softeners? Yep! You can! In fact, this trend did catch on and the price of the potassium salt has gone up about 500%. No way would they poison it so you couldn't use it. Doing so would be like defecating in their lunch buckets. They wouldn't do it. Or doo doo it, as the case may be...Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[Tanya Marquette]

It must be nice to be so trusting of a system that pumps carcinogenics into babies
and claims it is safe!k
t
From: comdyne@intcom.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:42 PM
To: minutus@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [Minutus] RE: Magnesium for fun and profit

Really now, how many people are bathing in ice melter salt? If the trend caught on they would make it prescriptive. The snow plough (plow) guy would have to get licensed to practice etc... Not likely.

For those with heart issues, are you aware that potassium slats are good for the heart? Did you know that you can substitute potassium salt for sodium chloride in water softeners? Yep! You can! In fact, this trend did catch on and the price of the potassium salt has gone up about 500%. No way would they poison it so you couldn't use it. Doing so would be like defecating in their lunch buckets. They wouldn't do it. Or doo doo it, as the case may be...Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen

[comdyne2002]

I don't see how you can come to such a conclusion. Bathing in a few handfuls of magnesium chloride certainly isn't recognized by medical authority. As far as I am aware, I am one of only a few people who are even aware that this is efficacious. We have all seen the expensive sea water formulations that are being marketed but really, how pure are they? Why does it need to be pure anyway? I wouldn't worry about a little dirt. I played in as a kid and I'm still around. As I said, no big deal...Caveat Emptor! Carmi Hazen